炮火的洗禮

炮火的洗禮

See also: 炮火的洗礼

Chinese

		artillery barrage; gunfire	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	baptism; ordeal; severe test
trad. (炮火的洗禮)		炮火	的	洗禮
simp. (炮火的洗礼)		炮火	的	洗礼

Etymology

Calque of English baptism of fire.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàohuǒ de xǐlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pàohuǒ de xǐlǐ [Phonetic: pàohuǒdexílǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawhuuo .de shiilii
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

炮火的洗禮

1. (military, figuratively) baptism of fire

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 炮火嘅洗禮／炮火嘅洗礼